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GIGABYTE GA-7N400S-L motherboard Socket A (462) ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-8I945G Pro

15specifications compared
8differ
7identical
16known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- GA-7N400S-L motherboard Socket A (462) ATX:AMD
- GA-8I945G Pro:Intel
Processor socket
- GA-7N400S-L motherboard Socket A (462) ATX:Socket A (462)
- GA-8I945G Pro:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Number of memory slots
- GA-7N400S-L motherboard Socket A (462) ATX:3
- GA-8I945G Pro:4
Maximum internal memory
- GA-7N400S-L motherboard Socket A (462) ATX:3 GB
- GA-8I945G Pro:4 GB
Number of SATA connectors
- GA-7N400S-L motherboard Socket A (462) ATX:2
- GA-8I945G Pro:4
PS/2 ports quantity
- GA-7N400S-L motherboard Socket A (462) ATX:2
- GA-8I945G Pro:1
Depth
- GA-7N400S-L motherboard Socket A (462) ATX:210 mm
- GA-8I945G Pro:220 mm

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Comparison of GA-7N400S-L, GA-8I945G Pro
31 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-7N400S-L motherboard Socket A (462) ATX Model GA-7N400S-L View product	B GIGABYTE GA-8I945G Pro View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket A (462)	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	3	4
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	3 GB	4 GB
Controller typeKnown for one	2PATA / 2SATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectors	2	2
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	2	4
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	4	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	Realtek 8100C LAN	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Motherboard form factor	ATX	ATX
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC882
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1 x AGP (8x/4x-AGP 3.0) 5 x PCI (PCI 2.2)	1 PCI Express x 16 2 PCI Express x 1 3 PCI
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width	305 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	210 mm	220 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Norton Internet SecurityTM - Norton Anti VirusTM - NortonTM Personal Firewall - NortonTM Privacy Control - NortonTM Parental Control - NortonTM Spam Alert GIGABYTE Windows Utility Manager Adobe Acrobat Reader Adobe Acrobat e-Book Reader	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	305 x 210	Unknown — not stated by the source
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes
I/O portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4 x Line-out/ 1 x Line-in/ 1 x MIC
RAID controller typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	GigaRAID ITE8212 IDE

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